Mark 2:3

Mark 2:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
• New International Version (NIV)Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.

Context of Mark 2:3

1And he entered again into Capernaum after [several] days, and it was reported that he was at [the] house; 2and straightway many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door; and he spoke the word to them. And there come to him [men] bringing a paralytic, borne by four; 4and, not being able to get near to him on account of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having dug [it] up they let down the couch on which the paralytic lay. 5But Jesus, seeing their faith, says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins are forgiven [thee].

Mark 2:3 word by word

Καὶ ἔρχονται φέροντες πρὸς αὐτὸν παραλυτικὸν αἰρόμενον ὑπὸ τεσσάρων.Read the interlinear

• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• bringingφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• paralyticπαραλυτικόςparalutikos · paralyticG3885
• fourτέσσαρεςtessares tessara · fourG5064

Cross-references for Mark 2:3

• Matthew 9:1And going on board the ship, he passed over and came to his own city.
• Luke 5:18And lo, men bringing upon a couch a man who was paralysed; and they sought to bring him in, and put [him] before him.

Commentaries on Mark 2:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3One sick of the palsy - A paralytic person. See on Matthew 9:2; (note), etc. Borne of four - Four men, one at each corner of the sofa or couch on which he lay: this sick man appears to have been too feeble to come himself, and too weak to be carried in any other way.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 See this miracle explained in Matthew 9:2-8. Palsy - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. Borne of four - Carried upon a couch Matthew 9:2 by four men. Mark 2:4 The press - The crowd, the multitude of people. Jesus was probably in the large open area or hall in the center of the house. See the notes at Matthew 9:2. The people pressed into the area, and blocked up the door so that they could not have access to him. They uncovered the roof where he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12This controversy story is also a miracle story. It includes both a dispute and an act of healing or power. Because it contains a miracle, it connects with the earlier group of miracle stories in 1:21–45.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. And they come unto him--that is, towards the house where He was. bringing one sick of the palsy--"lying on a bed" (Mt 9:2). which was borne of four--a graphic particular of Mark only.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 2:3

• Intercession
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Blaspheme
• Blasphemy
• Palsy
• Press
• Forgiveness
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Palsy; Paralysis

Commentaries on Mark 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings